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A magazine of political commentary, analysis, and amusements.
New Orleans, LA
Joined November 2015
Issue 55 is here! It's a very special edition of Current Affairs, with every article devoted to animal welfare. We’ve recruited leading scholars and activists to lend their voices in this issue, but we’ve done it with the signature Current Affairs satirical and artistic flair.
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MGP was one of 13 signatories on an invitation to Congress members for a Bible study meeting led by Ralph Drollinger, a rabidly anti-LGBT spiritual advisor to the Trump cabinet who believes that COVID was the wrath of God being enacted on gay people. https://t.co/pYWFp0bDFW
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The representative from Washington has been hailed as the future of Democratic politics. But for those of us who actually live in her district, she’s just more of the same.
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Trusted by THOUSANDS of individuals around the world, Anti-Snore Mouthpiece is the solution to reduce snoring.
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In Cuba—and much of the world where healthcare is considered a right—scenes from the U.S. healthcare system evoke shock and horror.
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Cuba’s medical aid missions are a vital lifeline for people around the world. That’s exactly why Donald Trump’s imperialist State Department is trying to destroy them.
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Another facet of the genocide which contributes to miscarriages is the destruction of nearly all hospitals, a severe shortage of medical supplies, and the killing of at least 1,580 medical workers with others injured, abducted, imprisoned, and tortured. https://t.co/Qi93aqvo4z
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The tomb and womb, once tranquil places, have become another battlefield in Gaza.
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83 year old Senator Mitch McConnell just tripped and fell while being asked about ICE
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The NYPD is indeed racist, anti-queer, and a threat to public safety. There is no reason to apologize for statements of fact, but Mamdani is willing to do just that. https://t.co/I5RSOL56vR
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Prominent mayoral candidates are distancing themselves from “defund” and instead offering “cops and more” public safety plans. But that approach neglects the victims of police brutality and risks...
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The ceasefire is fake and anyone who gives Trump credit for bringing about a ceasefire is conspiring in the illusion
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Simple interactions between students headed toward the professional classes on one hand and blue-collar vocations on the other, allow for the opportunity to form real friendships across seemingly insurmountable barriers. https://t.co/8gEjoK7Nkp
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Community colleges unite students across class and race—something elite universities only pretend to do. Preserving and expanding them may be key to repairing our divided nation.
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In May of 2023, MGP voted alongside House Republicans to repeal Biden’s student loan forgiveness pause and force student debtors to make retroactive payments. Many noticed that she had just had her car repair company’s PPP loan forgiven. https://t.co/pYWFp0bDFW
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The representative from Washington has been hailed as the future of Democratic politics. But for those of us who actually live in her district, she’s just more of the same.
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It got doubled to $40 billion since we recorded this yesterday 🫠
Current Affairs Associate Editor @alexskopic joined @MattLech and @DavidGriscom of Left Reckoning to discuss the rise of Javier Milei and how he screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout.
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How has Milei managed to screw things up so badly? And second, why did so many prominent columnists, authors, and think-tank denizens fail to see it coming? In both cases, the answer is the same: free-market ideology.
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In Argentina, President Javier Milei has screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout. That’s because his “free market” economics don’t actually work.
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Ideas of how to prevent human resistance came from first figuring out how to prevent animal resistance.
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Henry Ford learned mass production from slaughterhouses. A century later, our modern economy still resembles a meatpacking plant.
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Watch the full discussion! @LeftReckoning
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Current Affairs Associate Editor @alexskopic joined @MattLech and @DavidGriscom of Left Reckoning to discuss the rise of Javier Milei and how he screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout.
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